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| ==Overview==
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| Peritoneal carcinomatosis is malignant seeding of the peritoneum. It is the most common peritoneal malignancy. It most commonly arises from ovarian cancer, colon cancer, gastric cancer
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| and pancreatic cancer. Calcified peritoneal carcinomatosis may occur in serous ovarian adenocarcinoma, colon cancer, and gastric cancer.
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| ==Diagnosis==
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| === CT ===
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| * Smooth or nodular peritoneal thickening and enhancement.
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| * Implants on the liver and the splenic surfaces are frequently seen and result in scalloping of the surface by the masses.
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| * Sites of tumor implantation are the intersegmental fissure, superior recess of the lesser sac, subphrenic space, and Morison pouch.
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| * Usually there is large ascites, which is often loculated.
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| ==References==
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